Abdominal belt



Patented February 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR B. KENDRICK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES R. KENDRICK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ABDONIINAL BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,983, dated February 2,- 1904.

Application filed January 13, 1903. Serial No. 138,800. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may con/cern.:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. KENDRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Abdominal Belts, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, of which- The figure is a plan view looking at the inner side of one-half of an abdominal supporter A in which my invention is embodied, said half being one of the halves of the supporter folded over transversely in the middle and cut in two along said fold or crease.

This invention relates to elastic knit or woven abdominal supporters or belts which are fashioned by throwing in additional elastic threads or shirrs of suitable length and at suitable intervals apart. It is customary in the making of the fabric of such supporters to use a single continuous shirr, (like the weftthread in ordinary weaving,) and in the fash- Y ioning operation the turned ends of the shirr form on one side of the fabric protuberances, which have sometimes been found objectionable, inthat they are uncomfortable to the wearer of the supporter.

The object of my invention is to provide a supporter in which the foregoing objection is obviated or reduced to a minimum without material additional cost.

In the drawing the usual straps for securing the supporter to the body of the wearer are omitted.

a denotes the india-rubber shirr-threads, the weft or non-elastic threads being omitted for the sake of perspicuity.

In carrying out my invention I throw in the additional shirr-threads a in the fashioning process in a manner to bring the turns of the thread and the resulting protuberances b in rows y `z/-one at each side of the middle portion of the fabric, one only of these rows being, however, shown-that are in lines transverse to-that is, at an angle to-the shirr-threads, and I cover these rows each by a protective strip CZ of cloth, or, usually, braid, thereby obviating any discomfort to the wearer of the supporter. o in dotted lines is the usual strip of resilient material for preventing the supporter from collapsing transversely, which strip is secured to the outside of the fabric. The said rows of protuberances are preferably made on lines corresponding with the usual position of said resilient strips c. It will be obvious that the said protective strips do not materially interfere with the elasticity of the fabric.

I remark that sometimes I dispense with the 69 protective strips and cause the turned ends of the shirrs to lie flat upon or in part embedded in the fabric by sewing through the same with a sewing-machine. The line of sewing being transverse to the fabric, it does not interfere with the elasticity of the latter.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Afashioned elastic abdominal belt or sup- 70 porter wherein the projecting turned ends of the fashioning shirr-threads are disposed in two transverse rows, one at each side of the middle portion of the fabric, th'e remainder of the fabric being devoid of such projecting turned ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A fashioned elastic abdominal belt or supporter wherein the projecting turned ends of the fashioning shirr-threads are disposed in 8O two rows, one at each side of the midde portion of the fabric, and the protective strips secured to the fabric and covering said rows respectively, the remainder of the fabric being devoid of such projecting turned ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 11th day of December,

. ARTHUR B. KENDRICK.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. BELL, WALTER C. PUsEY. 

